Half Penny Coins

The half penny was a fairly short lived decimal denomination, struck from 1971 to 1984. It was necessary due to the fact that the old sixpence (with a decimal face value of 2.5p) continued in use up until 1980 and it also gave merchants the ability to charge for things in nearly as small units as they could previously with the old money.

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